Filter by rating/stars in the browser view using a keyboard shortcut

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4fips
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Filter by rating/stars in the browser view using a keyboard shortcut

Post by 4fips »

Hi,

Is it possible to assign keyboard shortcuts to filter images by rating in the browser view? For example:

Shift+1: Show images rated 1 star or higher
Shift+2: Show images rated 2 stars or higher
...and so on

I know I can set the rating filter by clicking the stars in the browser toolbar, but as far as I can tell, there’s no keyboard shortcut for it.
The "View / Filter by" menu doesn’t seem to offer rating as an option either.

Am I missing something?

It would be convenient to switch quickly between images rated 1 star or higher and those rated 2 stars or higher, etc. using the keyboard while refining ratings.

Thanks!
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bugreporter
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Re: Filter by rating/stars in the browser view using a keyboard shortcut

Post by bugreporter »

4fips wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 5:55 pm ...
It would be convenient to switch quickly between images rated 1 star or higher and those rated 2 stars or higher, etc. using the keyboard while refining ratings.
As far as I see, you can't define shortcuts for these settings. Imho, clicking on the regarding rating filter in the browser toolbar (with the desired operator switch e.g. >=) is very convenient. Or you could use the catalog filter panel and maybe define a "smart album" with ratings. Or what exactly do you mean by "while refining"?